Rudy Arroyo vs. Joe Trimble — Career Comparison

Rudy Arroyo
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Arroyo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rudy Arroyo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 2.057 compared to 7.48 and 1.846 for Joe Trimble. By the career numbers, Rudy Arroyo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Joe Trimble

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.94
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.77
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.4
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
7.48
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.89
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.55
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.89
13.89
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.86
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.15
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.77
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
42.43
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.17
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.971
1.971
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
37.03
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
35.72
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.43
42.43
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Joe Trimble

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Joe Trimble

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5400
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.38
-32.34
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA